Music-cabinet.



A. FROMMER & c. w. ZENKER.

MUSIC CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JULYI7 1914.

1 ,159,003. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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OLD BLACK JOE.

HOME sw n HOME 18 LOVES SWEET WAL awuemtoz jZJTZII'OWZ UNITED STA rATE OFFICE ALBERT FRQMMER ANDCHARLES W. ZE1\TKER, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. h

MUSIC-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, ALBERT FROMMER and CHARLES W.- ZENKER, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in Music-Cabinets, of which the followingvidually held in a convenient manner to enable the quick collection of any particular sheets of music by the user of the cabinet, each sheet being visible through a doorway in the casing of the cabinet on revolving the rack therein.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a'cabinet wherein the contents will be held assorted, thus avoiding the necessity of handling the bulk of sheet music to locate a particular sheet of music desired to be played, the rack being of novel form, as Well as the holders and clips to retain the music in place.

A further object of theinvention is the provision of a cabinet which is simple in construction, neat and attractive in appearance, reliable and efiicient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

' Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the construction, combination of elements and arrangement of parts as will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claim.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of one of the wings ofthe rack. Fig. 5

is a fragmentary perspective view showing in detail the mounting of the clips. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevation of one of the win s of the revoluble rack showing the music held therein. Similar reference characters indicate cor Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915 Application filed July 17, 1914. Serial 1 1' o."851 ,56 5.

responding parts throughout, the" several views in the drawings.

Referring to thedrawings in detail, the

cabinet comprises 'a cylindrical casing A, from the bottom of which depend'legs Bi.

having mounted therein roller casters C of the ordinary well-known construction, so that the cabinet can be conveniently moved from placeto place as mayberequired.

Suitably fastened centrally of and on the inner face of the top and bottom of the casingA are circular bearing plates 10 formed with central sockets 11 in which are rota: tably engaged the pivot lugs 12 formed on and'projecting from circular bearing plates 13 which are fixed to opposite ends of the central column or rod 14 of the revoluble music rack hereinafter fully described.

The music rack comprises a plurality of outer posts or strips 15 which are arranged concentrically about the rod 14 in spaced relation to each other and are vertically disposed to extend parallel with the said rod, and to these posts and rod are fixed music sheet holders, each comprising a trough 16 formed from a single sheet of tin, although it may be made of any other metal, bent into the form of a trough to provide a pocket for receiving the sheet music. On the rear wall of the trough 16 at one end thereof is formed a right angular ear 17 through which are passed suitable fasteners for securing it to the rod 14, while at the opposite end of this wall are formed spaced right angular ears 18 through which are passed suitable fasteners for connecting the same to the outer post or strip 15, and in this manner the troughs 16 will extend radially from the rod 14 in spaced vertical series, the troughs with the posts or strips 15 being the wings of the music rack. Any number oftroughs 16 can be employed, and arranged in radial rows vertically of the cabinet.

Mounted upon the rod 14 between superposed troughs 16 are resilient clips, each comprising a single strand of wire bent to form spring arms 19 having curled outer ends 20, and these arms serve to hold the sheet music in upright position when placed in the'holder, the medial portion 21 between the arms being fastened to the rod 14 through the medium of staples 22, or other fasteners. [9 permit the spreading of the said arms to remove the music from the outer open end The curled ends 20 of the arms of the troughs 16 When any particular sheet of music is to be played by the user of the cabinet.

F med i the f o t of the ease A-isa vertical doorway 23 Which is normally closed by means of a door 24, either of the slidingor swinging type, the latter being provided with the usual hand knob 25 on its frontface, and on the opening of the door 24 ac-.

both sides of each Wing of the revoluble music rack so that the music will be held at both sides ofthe Wing or one side thereof,

thereby increasing or decreasing thecapacity of the cabinet,

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use ofthe device Copies of this patent may .be obtained for Will be, clearly understood, and therefore a more extendedexplanation has been omitted. What is claimed is A inusiccabinet having a central column revolubly mounted therein, outerposts concentric tothe column and parallel. therewith and arranged to revolve With the column, spaced horizontally arranged music sheet holders connecting the post to the column, substantially V-shaped resilient members fixed at their bights to the column to position the arms of eachagainst opposite outer-posts for holding sheets of music edgewise in the holders.

Intestirnony whereof We afiiX our signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

CLARA GRoNnWoLD, T. J. GRONEWOLD.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

